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2019-2020 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

POL 540 - Microeconomics for Public Policy

Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelors degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program dirLecture
Development of microeconomic theory, applications, and price policy. Covers the theory of price determination, resource allocation, and welfare economics, with particular emphasis to public policy issues. Perfectly competitive markets and models of imperfect competition are covered. Theory is integrated with public policy questions.
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